A 135.7-137.8 kHz Ham band ?

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Original poster: "Gary Peterson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <glpeterson-at-tfcbooks-dot-com>

Tesla coilers interested in performing propagation studies might be
interested in a note which appeared in the Radio Amateurs of Canada Jan/Feb
2003 magazine:

"Industry Canada Supports 135.7 - 137.8 kHz Amateur Band"

"Following two years of joint proposal development by Radio Amateurs of
Canada and Industry Canada, at the November 2002 meeting of CITEL ( the
inter-American Telecommunication Commission), Industry Canada will table a
formal proposal that the Amateur service around the world be authorized to
operate in the band 135.7-137.8 kHz, subject to certain conditions.
Approval of this meeting is a first step toward seeking approval at the
World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2003 (WRC
2003), where the proposal will have to be added
to the WRC-2003 agenda."

No word yet about the FCC authorizing a 135.7-137.8 kHz Ham band in the U.S.
There are major objections from operators of Part 15 Power Line
Communications systems (see Nov. 2002 QST).  See
http://www.tfcbooks-dot-com/special/lf/notice.htm for the FCC "Notice of
Proposed Rule Making" released May 15, 2002.

Gary